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  1. The evolution of plant virus transmission pathways

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    Author(s): Frédéric M. Hamelin; Linda J.S. Allen; Holly R. Prendeville; M. Reza Hajimorad; Michael J. Jeger
    Date: 2016
    Source: Journal of Theoretical Biology
    Publication Series: Scientific Journal (JRNL)
    Station: Pacific Northwest Research Station
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.02.017
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    The evolution of plant virus transmission pathways is studied through transmission via seed, pollen, oravector. We address the questions: under what circumstances does vector transmission make pollen transmission redundant? Can evolution lead to the coexistence of multiple virus transmission pathways? We restrict the analysis to an annual plant population in which reproduction through seed is obligatory. A semi-discrete model with pollen, seed, and vector transmission is formulated to investigate these questions. We assume vector and pollen transmission rates are frequency-dependent and density-dependent, respectively. An ecological stability analysis is performed for the semi-discrete model and used to inform an evolutionary study of trade-offs between pollen and seed versus vector transmission. Evolutionary dynamics critically depend on the shape of the trade-off functions. Assuming a trade-off between pollen and vector transmission, evolution either l eads to an evolutionarily stable mix of pollen and vector transmission (concave trade-off)or there is evolutionary bi-stability (convex trade-off); the presence of pollen transmission may prevent evolution of vector transmission. Considering a trade-off between seed and vector transmission, evolutionary branching and the subsequent coexistence of pollen-borne and vector-borne strains is possible. This study contributes to the theory behind the diversity of plant–virus transmission patterns observed in nature.

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    Hamelin, Frédéric M.; Allen, Linda J.S.; Prendeville, Holly R.; Hajimorad, M. Reza; Jeger, Michael J. 2016. The evolution of plant virus transmission pathways. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 396: 75-89.

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    Keywords

    Horizontal, Vertical, Seed, Pollen, Vector, Adaptive dynamics, Frequency-dependent, Density-dependent, Evolutionary branching, Evolutionary bi-stability.

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